Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock ...

As parents, we care a lot about our children’s behavior; we want to shape our children into responsible, kind, productive human beings. But very often we ignore one of the biggest things shaping our ...

Two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute examined regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their potential role in ...

High school students’ genes can influence how likely their peers are to abuse drugs or alcohol or be depressed or anxious, a Rutgers University psychiatry professor has found. Associate Professor ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics. Since identical twins carry basically the same genome, if a trait is due to ...

Why do some people and not others love animals? Studies have reported that kids raised with pets usually have pets when they are adults. And often, it is the same type of pet. But the tendency for pet ...

Kathryn Paige Harden's "Original Sin" explores the genetic roots of sin and guilt, and our attitudes toward punishment.

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